DSGN 264-406 Fall 2021 Blog
Most people have heard about the Banana that set the art world buzzing. In early December of 2019, the artist Maurizio Cattelan displayed his piece, The Comedian (the duct taped banana), on the walls of Art Basel in Miami. The banana quickly took to the internet when a video of Read more…
With our upcoming “Intervention in Public Space” project as well as all the conversations we’ve held in class surrounding public installation work, I was reminded of a public monument that was recently erected in Times Square in New York City: “A Fountain For Survivors.” This piece, created by artist Pamela Read more…
In recent years, the growth of artificial intelligence research has led to the increased use of AI in many different industries. Some of which include computer vision, machine translation, and chatbots. One use of AI that I found to be very interesting is generating faces of people who do not Read more…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwoVLDYjOcc <– music videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=384tDYYiSbI <– behind the scenes! I saw a couple blog posts about set design and the importance of it to music, video, TV, etc. This music video is a super cool apple commercial where there are NO special effects, except for the ‘seeing double’ part in the Read more…
When watching “To All The Boys” movies I found it interesting that there was a turquoise filter put on all the movies. This is similar to the color scheme of 80s movies which relates to the movies that the main character Lara is passionate about. There are also color blocks Read more…
As microbreweries have grown in number and popularity, the demand for beer label art has risen. I have noticed the logos and can designs getting more intricate and detailed, looking more and more like “mini-murals” and graffitti and less like simple labeling. There is a clear aesthetic when it comes Read more…
I’m from India, a country with thousands and thousands of art forms. My favourite, however, is Saanjhi, artwork made of intricate paper stencilling. Craftsmen use custom-made scissors in order to create the delicate patterns without tearing the thin paper. Typical Saanjhi works depict flowers, animals, or gods using geometric shapes Read more…
Has the age of social media increased hype around unique branding? People strive for one-of-a-kind style to stand out from the crowd. Especially in the age of COVID, a preference for online shopping has come about, and in this same time period, the online marketplace, “GOAT Sneakers and Apparel”, has Read more…
On Spotify, I usually listen to the US Top 50 playlists and Singapore Top 20 playlists. Within in the last year, I noticed that a large majority on the charts are TikTok songs. I found this interesting article on how TikTok is changing what music is popular. “67% of the Read more…
News has surfaced this past week that Nike has filed for new trademarks for use in “virtual worlds”, which indicates that the company may be looking to enter the virtual world of cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The company has already shown some interest in the metaverse when they patented “Cryptokicks”, which Read more…